ThinkBuildWin
New Member
I've lurked around here for a long while checking out other people's builds and I thought that I would share my own
I started a blog to record my journey of setting up my workshop and building the pistol.
My blog can be found here: https://apropernoob.wordpress.com/
but I will post a much shortened account of the build here also.
I drew my initial inspiration from this bit of Bloodborne concept art:
and altered the image to fit more to my liking.
I printed out the picture and made a cardboard template before transferring it to MDF.
I doubled the thickness up to 36mm of MDF, stuck the sheets together and cut out the shape, separating the front breach apart so it can hinge.
I then separated the grip and shaped and sanded it up.
I then profiled the main part, and drilled and screwed the grip to it.
I turned a barrel on my lathe, created a thread at one end and bored out a barrel at the other.
More shaping and profiling, and making a locking tab on the top and adding some cardboard decoration to the breach piece.
I also made a stand for the model (and painted and lacquered it) and started priming everything up.
Next I made a silicone mould of the grip and cast a resin copy.
I started a blog to record my journey of setting up my workshop and building the pistol.
My blog can be found here: https://apropernoob.wordpress.com/
but I will post a much shortened account of the build here also.
I drew my initial inspiration from this bit of Bloodborne concept art:
and altered the image to fit more to my liking.
I printed out the picture and made a cardboard template before transferring it to MDF.
I doubled the thickness up to 36mm of MDF, stuck the sheets together and cut out the shape, separating the front breach apart so it can hinge.
I then separated the grip and shaped and sanded it up.
I then profiled the main part, and drilled and screwed the grip to it.
I turned a barrel on my lathe, created a thread at one end and bored out a barrel at the other.
More shaping and profiling, and making a locking tab on the top and adding some cardboard decoration to the breach piece.
I also made a stand for the model (and painted and lacquered it) and started priming everything up.
Next I made a silicone mould of the grip and cast a resin copy.